The rescue and recovery windows environment, Antidote delivery manager, System migration assistant – Lenovo THINKPAD Z60M User Manual
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The
Rescue
and
Recovery
Windows
environment
The
Rescue
and
Recovery
Windows
environment
enables
users
to
rescue
lost
data,
applications,
and
operating
systems
with
the
touch
of
a
button.
This
capability
reduces
time-consuming
help
desk
calls,
which
result
in
support
cost
savings.
You
can
schedule
backups
of
all
users’
computers,
thereby
limiting
risk
and
downtime.
Rescue
and
Recovery
offers
your
clients
an
extra
layer
of
support
by
pre-configuring
automatic
external
backup
to
a
server
or
external
storage.
Backups
are
encrypted
by
default
with
the
256
AES
key.
Antidote
Delivery
Manager
Antidote
Delivery
Manager
is
an
antivirus,
anti-worm
infrastructure
included
in
ThinkVantage
Rescue
and
Recovery.
The
objects
are
easy
to
implement,
and
allow
an
administrator
to
initiate
network
blocking
and
recovery
within
minutes
of
a
reported
problem.
Antidote
Delivery
Manager
can
be
launched
by
one
administrator
and
it
functions
on
systems
that
are
both
network
and
non-network
attached.
Antidote
Delivery
Manager
compliments
existing
antivirus
tools
rather
than
replacing
them,
so
maintaining
virus
scanning
tools
and
obtaining
patches
are
still
required.
Antidote
Delivery
Manager
provides
the
infrastructure
to
halt
destruction
and
apply
the
patches.
System
Migration
Assistant
System
Migration
Assistant
is
a
software
tool
that
system
administrators
can
use
to
migrate
a
user’s
work
environment
from
one
system
to
another.
A
user’s
work
environment
includes
the
following
items:
v
Operating-system
preferences,
such
as
desktop
and
network
connectivity
settings.
v
Files
and
folders.
v
Customized
application
settings,
such
as
bookmarks
in
a
Web
browser
or
editing
preferences
in
Microsoft
®
Word.
v
User
accounts.
System
administrators
can
use
System
Migration
Assistant
to
either
set
up
a
standard
work
environment
for
a
company
or
to
upgrade
an
individual
user’s
computer.
Individual
users
can
use
System
Migration
Assistant
either
to
backup
a
computer
or
to
migrate
settings
and
files
from
one
computer
system
to
another;
for
example,
from
a
desktop
computer
to
a
mobile
computer
(laptop).
Hints
and
Tips
For
hints
and
tips
on
using
Rescue
and
Recovery
4.1,
please
see
the
Rescue
and
Recovery
v4.1
Considerations
document
located
at:
www.lenovo.com/support
Chapter
1.
Overview
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